Free Online Textbooks
- LibreTexts General Chemistry Textbook Map Homepage
- LibreTexts Organic Chemistry Textbook Map Homepage
Periodic Tables (PDF list at the bottom of the page also has an Isotopic Abundance Periodic Table)
Useful Databases, Articles and Tools
- King’s Center for Visualization in Science (KCVS)
- PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder)
- SI Base Units and Derived Units
- Significant Figure Calculator and Omnicalculator Significant Figure Calculator
- Interactive Table of Nuclides (Band of Stability Diagram)
- Atomic Orbital Interactive Tool
- Molecular Orbital Interactive Tool
- Virtual Molecular Model Kit
- AIST Spectral Database
- NMR Chemical Shifts of Common Laboratory Solvents as Trace Impurities (article in Journal of Organic Chemistry)
Chemistry-Related Activities and Games
- Mahjong Chem (a game to help learn nomenclature of ionic compounds)
- Eureka Video about Light and Colour (last episode in a cartoon series explaining basic principles of physics)
- Metabolic Melodies (a collection of songs to help students learn metabolic processes and other biochemistry topics)
- University of Calgary Organic Nomenclature page (summarizes rules and has link to interactive practice page)
- University of Calgary Spectroscopy Practice page (only relevant to organic chemistry students)
- University of Notre Dame NMR Practice page (only relevant to organic chemistry students)
- UCLA NMR Practice page (only relevant to organic chemistry students)
- Colorado University Boulder Campus NMR Practice page (only relevant to organic chemistry students)
- Lasalle Spectroscopy Practice page (only relevant to organic chemistry students)
Other Web-Based Chemistry Resources
- Compound Interest – a chemistry education site featuring topics like food chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemistry in sports and many more
- Chemistry Behind Cleaning – discusses chemistry of cleaning at an introductory level and contains links to other sites that do the same (recommended by a reader)
- Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids – A Practical Guide to the Periodic Table – a brief overview of the periodic table and different kinds of elements with many chemistry links at the bottom of the page
- Kids Science: Metals and Alloys – discusses properties, uses and interesting facts about a wide variety of metals and alloys; also features links to other pages with information on those topics
- Chemistry and Science Experiments for Students – a list of links to websites with hands-on chemistry-related activities for young scientists
- All About Gold, Silver, and Other Precious Metals Used in Stack Bracelets and Everyday Jewelry – includes links to a number of resources about the periodic table and the elements within it
General Information for Students
- How to Ask for a Reference Letter
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Club at the University of Lethbridge
Useful PDFs
- How to Succeed at University
- How to Prepare for and Take a Test
- Significant Figures and Units
- Drawing Atomic Orbitals by Hand
- Drawing Molecules to Clearly Show VSEPR Geometry
- The Difference Between Form Charges and Oxidation States
- A Periodic Table Showing Ranges for Isotope Abundance
- A Blank Periodic Table (To practice filling in elements 1-36)
- Sample Equation Map for Thermochemistry and Electrochemistry